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Megaman launches online Cost of Ownership Tool to calculate LED energy savings
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Megaman UK has launched an invaluable, simple to use online service to assist home owners, contractors, specifiers or anyone involved in lighting to calculate the potential savings that can be achieved when switching from standard light sources to Megaman’s energy saving LEDs.
The new online tool, which is focused on the end user, uses quick and simple calculations to provide annual cost savings, payback and energy usage in kW and CO2. Different lamp types can also be compared at any given time to clearly show the savings involved in changing one room, two rooms or even a whole house to LED lamps using a mixture of Megaman’s LED lamps such as GU10, Classic or Candle ranges. This clever tool is also capable of generating a series of results that can be downloaded immediately or saved for assessment at a later stage.
Anyone wanting to take advantage of this service to evaluate their potential savings should visit the Megaman website where the new tool is ready to use.
Novel Energy Lighting sells the range of Megaman LED lamps and fittings, please visit our site today, or call to discuss your project requirements: 0208-540-8287, sales@novelenergylighting.com
energy calculator · energy savings · led cost of ownership · low energy lighting · megaman gu10 · Megaman LED · megaman lighting · megaman MR16 · megaman spots · Novel Energy Lighting
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Plumbing firm eyes huge annual savings with LEDs in national distribution warehouse
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Turning on the taps: Plumbing company Wolseley UK has tapped a government funding scheme to install new LED warehouse lighting in hopes of cutting electricity costs by £100,000 per year.
Lux reports: A nationwide UK plumbing firm is upgrading the lighting at its central distribution warehouse in a move to save £100,000 ($157,000) a year in electricity costs.
Wolseley UK is replacing nearly 4,400 light fittings with LEDs at its Leamington Spa facility and hopes to complete the job by the end of September, the company said.
The move to low-energy lighting will cut electricity consumption by around 236,000 kilowatt-hours during late afternoon and evening hours from November through February, and the total will equate to about 300 homes, Wolseley estimated.
It expects the savings will pay back total costs of around £500,000 ($786,000) in less than five years.
The company is financing the upfront costs in part with a £50,000 ($79,000) grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Electricity Demand Reduction (EDR) programme.
DECC announced £20 million ($31 million) of available funds last year and awarded a first tranche earlier this year.
It is expected to announced a second tranche this month.
BusinessGreen has criticised the programme for not living up to its promise, as it allocated only £1.28 million ($2 million) of an available £10 million ($16 million) in the first round.
In addition to Wolseley, EDR recipients inlcuded Network Rail, BAE Systems, Tata Steel and others.
Wolseley UK operates a number of heating and plumbing operations including the retail chain Plumb Center. It is part of the £13 billion Theale, England-based international plumbing and heating giant Wolseley plc.
Novel Energy Lighting supplies a range of LED high bays, LED floods, LED corns, and other low energy lighting for warehouse applications. Call us today to discuss your needs: Tel: 0208-540-8287
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Photo of a Wolseley warehouse is from Wolseley.
led corn · led flood lights · led hibay · led high bay · led lighting · low energy lighting · Novel Energy Lighting · warehouse lighting · wolesley uk
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Government Aims to Slash Energy Demand for Lighting
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Lux Magazine reports: The government is considering ways to slash demand for energy by encouraging homes and businesses to install low-energy lighting and controls.
A consultation on ways to reduce demand for electricity was launched yesterday together with the Energy Bill, and runs until the end of January.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) believes that a quarter of the potential energy savings to be made in homes by 2030 could come from getting rid of incandescent lamps, while lighting and controls could account for more than a third of savings in commercial properties and nearly half in the public sector (including streetlighting).
In the residential sector, the major barrier to adopting these technologies is a lack of awareness, the government believes, while in commercial buildings the main problems are the payback period on lighting upgrades and the fact that the person using a building and paying the bills is not always the one with the power to make changes.
The government is considering various financial incentives for energy-efficiency measures as well as voluntary and information-based approaches.
Engineering body Cibse has welcomed the consultation, saying it comes “better late than never”. Cibse said that simple improvements to building performance could make a huge difference to the amount of energy needed in the future.
Any new measures to promote efficiency will come on top of the Green Deal, set to be launched fully in the new year, which will provide finance packages allowing households and businesses to pay for energy-efficiency upgrades from savings on their bills.
Energy minister Ed Davey said the Energy Bill and associated measures are designed to drive low-carbon economic growth and “keep the lights on”.
Last year 39TWh of energy (that’s 39 billion kWh) was used to light commercial and public sector buildings, while around 15TWh was used in homes.
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commercial lighting · DECC · energy effficient lighting · led GU10 · LED lamps · led lighting · led panels · led tubes · lighting controls · low energy lighting · Novel Energy Lighting · smart controls
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New Research finds Hotel Guests Experience Poor Lighting
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NEW RESEARCH FROM OSRAM FINDS HOTEL GUESTS EXPERIENCE POOR LIGHTING
New Osram research has found that in the majority of more than 350,000 global hotel reviews online which mention lighting, guest reports are criticising lighting quality. The lighting manufacturer suggests hotel managers run a health check of their lighting to avoid further disappointing their guests.
Hotels in London were subjected to nearly 10,000 reviews specifically on lighting, with many travellers complaining about dim, bad and sparse lighting in their rooms. European hotels were not spared criticism with visitors comparing lighting in a Copenhagen hotel to that of a waiting room in a railway station and others complaining that they found working in their room impossible because of poor lighting.
“Lighting is clearly important to travellers, so much so that they take the time to go online to warn future guests about their bad experience. One recent visitor to London felt that his stay at a fabulous hotel was ruined solely by inadequate lighting in the rooms. This lasting impression remains with them when they re-book in the future, meaning they’ll probably shop around and consider alternative places to stay, comments David Ellis, National Sales Manager, Specification at Osram.
Peter Veale, Managing Director at Firefly Lighting Design says, “It’s a shame that travellers are disappointed with the quality and choice of lighting in the hotels they stay in. Interior designers fully appreciate the huge role that lighting can play in creating that ‘wow’ factor but it only makes up five per cent of the entire design project so can unfortunately be overlooked.
Veale continues; “There is an excellent range of light fittings on the market for hoteliers and designers to choose from that are both energy efficient and create that ‘wow’ factor. These give them a great opportunity to introduce better quality light at a competitive price and replace halogen with LED.
To help hotels across the UK improve travellers’ impressions of its lighting, Osram is sharing its five-point guide for hoteliers to achieve that ‘wow’ factor with lighting.
Make sure lighting isn’t an after-thought – urge your design consultant to look at lighting considerations early in any design project
Consider cost-effective ways of making a difference with your lighting. For instance, don’t feel you can afford changing all your halogen to LED lighting? Then perhaps invest a small portion of your budget into new fittings, so you can dim your current lights to create different atmospheres in your establishment
Don’t blind your guests with new technology they don’t understand how to use – when making a change to your lighting. For instance, if you’re going to introduce new lighting control in the rooms make sure they’re simple for your guests to use
Consider simple decorative lighting solutions – these can make a huge difference and make an impact on your guests as they enter your establishment
Don’t forget the small lights – guests can become frustrated if mirror lights provide poor light when getting ready or bedside lamps are not bright enough for them to read.
As part of its extensive LED luminaires range for hospitality, Osram’s Essentials range will provide hoteliers with the opportunity to update standard lighting systems to more energy efficient and durable LED technology. Compared to standard luminaires they save up to 85% of energy. Hotel designers may look more to Osram’s range of flexible LED light sources for enhancing architectural features or changing ambient and accent lighting.
hospitality lighting · hotels · led dimming · led GU10 · led lighting · low energy lighting · Novel Energy Lighting · osram
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Lighting Industry Launches Joint Strategy with UK Government
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On Tuesday May 6, the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and UK Government launched a jointly prepared strategy for the UK Lighting Industry.
LED lamps · led lighting · LIA · lighting industry association · low energy lighting · Novel Energy Lighting
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Energy charity tackles ‘scandal’ of inefficient buildings
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The UK’s failure to ensure industrial and commercial buildings are comfortable and energy efficient is a ‘scandal’, according to energy charity the National Energy Foundation.
The charity has launched an online knowledge portal and an expert guide, published as an e-book, to combat what it sees as the UK’s failure to produce energy-efficient non-domestic buildings.
‘The failure of many countries to produce buildings that are comfortable with excellent energy performance is a scandal,’ says Liz Reason, trustee at the foundation.
The guide is designed for professionals in the construction and design sectors, including building owners, occupiers and operators. It outlines the requirements of a good-quality, low-energy building, the stakeholders that must be engaged, and ways to reduce energy use and costs.
‘Designing and building low-energy buildings is not difficult; it just needs some basic building physics and a clear, common language for talking meaningfully about energy performance with all those in the building cycle,’ said Reason.
The online platform, Building Performance Exchange, is a portal where non-domestic facility managers and other building professionals can record their experiences, solutions and thoughts on building better, more energy-efficient buildings.
Dr Kerry Mashford, chief executive of the National Energy Foundation, said: ‘Both the e-book and the online facility take a practical and common sense approach and provide a valuable contribution to closing the gap between the expected and actual energy performance in the built environment, as well as the knowledge gap that exists in the sector.’
energy efficiency · energy-efficient buildings · facility management · led lighting · lighting · low energy building · low energy lighting · National Energy Foundation · Novel Energy Lighting
